Representations of Media in Film

Wag the Dog (Levinson 1998) - White House personnel use media to produce an imaginary war.

The Contender (Lurie 2000) - Conservative politicians use media against a liberal vice-presidential candidate.

Notting Hill (Michell 1999) - Press hound famous actress and invade her private life.

Ice Castles (Frye 1978) - Media is used to exploit up-and-coming ice skating protegé.

America's Sweethearts (Roth 2001) - A Hollywood publicist keeps the media at bay by creating the illusion that leading co-stars, and recent exes, are still an item in order to promote their latest movie.

Inherit the Wind (Kramer 1960) - A wise-cracking journalist uses his notoriety to provide an attorney for a persecuted schoolteacher as well as the daily slander of the prosecuting attorney on a much-read platform.